Correcting what the six actually are
First, a correction that matters. The Six Constant Mitzvos — the Sheish Mitzvos Temidios — are not tefillin, mezuzah, and tzitzis, as they are sometimes mistakenly listed. They are six obligations of the heart and mind, mitzvos a Jew fulfills at every waking moment because they require no action, only a state of awareness. Miriam Goldberg's series is a sustained study of exactly these six, and getting the list right is the whole starting point.
The six, as enumerated in the introduction to the Sefer HaChinuch, are: to believe that Hashem exists; not to believe in any other power beside Him; to accept His absolute Oneness; to love Him; to be in awe of Him; and not to be led astray after one's heart and eyes. Because none of these depends on a specific act or time or place, they bind a person constantly — which is what "constant" means here.
Mitzvos you can keep every moment
There is something remarkable in the very idea of a mitzvah one fulfills without doing anything. Most mitzvos need an object or an occasion — a lulav, a Shabbos, a poor person to give to. The constant mitzvos need only a mind rightly turned: to know Hashem is present, to want no other master, to love and to fear Him, to keep one's desires from pulling one away. In principle, they can be kept while walking, working, or waiting in line.
That is also what makes them demanding. A mitzvah that depends only on awareness asks for the hardest thing — a steady inner orientation, not a single completed act. A series that takes these six seriously helps a learner understand what each one really requires and how to cultivate it, turning lofty principles into something a person can actually work on through an ordinary day.
A foundation, taught by Miriam Goldberg
These six are widely seen as the bedrock of avodas Hashem — the awareness on which every other mitzvah rests. In recent generations they have been popularized as a daily focus, a short list a person can hold in mind to keep his relationship with Hashem present rather than automatic. Miriam Goldberg's shiurim make that classical framework accessible, walking through each mitzvah so a learner can carry it into life.
For a family, this is unusually fruitful ground. The six constant mitzvos are age-appropriate for everyone, because they are about the most basic relationship a Jew has — with Hashem Himself. Parents can introduce them to children as simple, powerful ideas: He is here, He is One, we love Him, we stand in awe of Him. Learned together, they give a home a shared and steady spiritual center.
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Key takeaways
- The Six Constant Mitzvos are mitzvos of the heart and mind — not tefillin, mezuzah, and tzitzis, as they are sometimes wrongly listed.
- The six, from the Sefer HaChinuch: to believe Hashem exists, not to believe in another power, His Oneness, to love Him, to be in awe of Him, and not to stray after heart and eyes.
- They are "constant" because they require no action or occasion — only a steady inner awareness a person can hold at every moment.
- Miriam Goldberg's series makes this classical framework accessible, and its subject suits learners of every age.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.